species 4,546 observations
New Mexico Locust
Robinia neomexicana
Field notes
Supports All
36
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Funereal Duskywing, Mexican Yellow, Silver-spotted Skipper, Chrysaster ostensackenella
25
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Locust Gall Midge
1
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Putnam's Cicada, Philya ferruginosa, Acmaeodera quadrivittatoides, Bronze-fronted Locust Agrilus
5
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Telamona gibbera, Lopidea arizonae, Broad-tailed Hummingbird, Orange-tipped Woodborer
5
Children
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Trees
- Light
- Part shade
- Moisture
- Dry
- Water use
- Medium
From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.